Barclays Bank - $££%%&^%^%**&*&@%!!!!!

Advantages: (+) expansive range
Disadvantages: (-) too many to mention...poor service, increasing prices, made many mistakes w/ my account

...Little bit of history: I first opened an account with Barclays Bank when I was 11 years old after being recommended by a school friend and her Mother. I had the normal savings account - a bank card to use at the ATM and bank branch itself, with a daily £50 limit. Between the ages of 11 and 15 I had no problems with the bank, until of course when I was 16; a week before my 16th Birthday my account was updated/upgraded. I now had a chip+pin card but my account was essentially the same as before. However, one difference was that I now had £100 daily limit instead of the former £50. This was agreed in my contract which I\'d received in the post around my 16th b.day. This is when the problems started. Thinking I had £100 to spend each day, I went shopping with friends and had planned to buy some Nike trainers costing £85. These were my...

vcarina88x 27.07.2007 · Read review
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Barclays Curent Account

Advantages: Good online service, good opening hours, local branches
Disadvantages: Poor customer service

...and they too have been unable to help me, although they were polite and did at least try to help me. On top of this, I have also had some problems with Barclaycard, whose customer services are also difficult to get hold of. I also don't feel Barclays give you many incentives to stay with them and considering their huge profits, I would expect better customer service. From my point of view, this experience has really tainted my view of the back and I am still waiting for my money back. They do have good opening hours, especially good that they are open most of the day on a Saturday, a good online service, which is easy to use and sign up to and they have a fair few local branches, to save having to travel into the city centre a lot - I live in Liverpool. However, my recent experiences have left me thinking that I would rather go...

Leannie1000 07.09.2009 · Read review
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Barclays Premier Life a/c - Revolutionary

Advantages: Great package for possibly cheaper than what you now pay.
Disadvantages: Strict eligibility criteria

...Mobile phone insurance Gadget insurance - PDA, Games, sat nav, laptop etc Extended warranties on all electrical goods over £25 Will writing service Membership of Priority Pass including 6 free VIP lounge visits per year, extras at reduced rate. 24 hour legal service Cardholder protection insurance Accidental death cover (£7500...) Domestic emergency cover Lifestyle manager to book tickets, events, electrician etc - "anything, try us" all at no additional cost after the monthly fee of £17.50 per month if meet criteria, £25 per month if you dont. PREMIER LIFE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA TO JOIN: * UK resident * Earn £100,000+, OR * Have £50,000 to invest through Barclays OK, so this isn't for everyone but I have to say that when I added up my travel insurance, breakdown cover etc it comes out a lot more than the £17.50 per month and so was...

zoetna 20.03.2008 (31.03.2009) · Read review
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Fraud at Barclays

Advantages: Seemingly good name
Disadvantages: They just don't care really....

...First off, let me state that I am not attemting to throw mudballs at Barclays. I believe that they are, as far as banks go, fair in their practices. Fair, as in good sometimes, rubbish other times. In this particular case, they were rubbish to us. Let me explain. About 2 months ago, on a Sunday afternoon, I wanted to take my son to McDonalds for an ice cream. When I tried to draw money, the machine swallowed my card. I immediately called the stop card number and the calm, friendly, helpful gentleman helped me sort the problem out. He said that the card had been suspended, due to possible fraudulent activity. Now, it is important to note that the Barclays computers suspected fraud and stopped the card. The gentleman then informed me that all of my money had been withdrawn. What a shock. Yes, it was only £190, but to us...

ElenarMT 16.03.2006 · Read review
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Travelling compactly

Advantages: Folds up compactly, bright colours, use as a cot or play pen
Disadvantages: Thin mattress base

...~*~*~INTRODUCTION~*~*~ My mother in law wanted to buy a travel cot when my son was born as she will be looking after him when I go back to work. We looked around on the internet and when she saw the Graco compact she decided that was the one, she loved that it was nice and bright and thought my son would enjoy playing in there as well as sleeping. We ordered it from Kiddicare but unfortunately they have stopped selling it. I have since seen it on Amazon, Halfords and Ebay though for roughly the same prices. ~*~*~FEATURES~*~*~ -Suitable from birth to around 3 years. -It comes in a handy carry case, making it easy for travel. -The travel cot unfolds easily and I actually put it up in a couple of minutes on my first attempt. -The sides are mesh which is nice and soft for wriggly babies banging their heads, also...

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LET BARCLAYS TAKE CARE OF YOUR FINANCES

Advantages: All in opinion
Disadvantages: All in opinion

...Barclays Bank is recognized worldwide; more so than any other bank. As all high street banks compete against each other each claiming to offer better interest rates, better saving accounts, better investments Barclays Bank continues to have a firm grip on the financial industry. Growing, expanding and always looking for ways to improve as they move with the times. I have been a Barclay?s customer for more than 12 years, and after wondering from bank to bank and can easily say that there are not many banks out there that can better Barclay?s service and professional outlook. I am more than a satisfied customer, so satisfied that apart from a savings account I have in Halifax I have invested all my money with Barclays Bank. They are big fish in a competitive market that know what they doing, your finances could not be in better hands...

Versatile 23.10.2001 · Read review
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Barclays - the good and the bad!

Advantages: Has over 1600 branches, wide range of products
Disadvantages: Poor interest rates

...Barclays is one of the main 5 banks within the UK offering a wide range of products including current accounts, savings and investments, loans, mortgages and insurance, so as one of the largest banks in the UK surely you can expect competitive products and excellent service? Right? "Current accounts" - A number of current accounts are offered by Barclays to suit the individual needs of the consumer, the features of which are explained in more detail below: * Barclays bank account: this is the basic bank account offered by Barclays, it offers an attractive 0% interest free overdraft for 12 months as well as the other standard features which you would expect from a bank account, including a debit card facility, cheque book, telephone banking and also access to online banking. This account is fee free and is a great option for those...

Rob_Shaw 06.02.2008 · Read review
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Arghhhh...Barclays,a personal relationship history

Advantages: Good E-Banking service
Disadvantages: Poor Service, Expensive, Poor at communicating

...I left school at 16 straight into a nice little job on my local high street. When I needed a bank to put my £100- a week in (It was a lot in those days) who did I choose? Well this was the local high street and in 1991 there wasn't that much choice. As Barclays was the closest to where I worked I chose them. For the first two years I paid my wage in, in cash each week and took most out each weekend from a cash machine. No Credit or Debit Cards no Direct Debits just like a typical working person of that age. No problems on my side and no problem on theirs. Then I turned 18 and things grew a bit more complicated in the banking world. First of all I could now have a cheque book and debit card. I never asked for either they just arrived one day so I used them and thought no more about it. Then the constant junk mail from Barclaycard...

Looby5 09.05.2004 · Read review
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Barclays Additions Plus Account

Advantages: Many, Including domestic and vehicle cover
Disadvantages: a bit difficult to access customer care from overseas

...Anybody was says barclays bank is not the best please check again. There customer service in my branch and online is excellent, i am sure that other branches must be somewhat the same or very close. My review is however not about the above which I must state again is excellent, it is however, about a specific account. Barclays Additions Plus http://www.personal.barclays.co.uk/BRC1/jsp/brccontrol?site=pfs&tas k=homefreegroup&value=12857 I started out with an normal Barclays account which served its purpose at the time. I came across the Barclays Plus account by speaking to an in branch adviser and immediately realized it was the one for me I have not looked back since. The benefits I am now receiving through the Barclays Plus account are phenomenal. Listen, I get family travel insurance (Even including multi...

gary345 12.10.2007 · Read review
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Barclays Wank

Advantages: Nope
Disadvantages: Everything

...I can't stand this bank, I have had nothing but trouble. They have abused my trust by sending my endless streams of junk mail to my billing address, credit card offers, loans, mortgages, rubbish. My nearest Barclays bank have "Training Issues" which means I can't even transfer my money out of their hands and into my far more reliable Smile account. I tried to use the Barclays phone banking system and have been on hold for 1.5 hours before giving up, it seems that I can only ever get through to the phone banking people on a Sunday morning. I held great hopes for the internet bank service they were offering, but it uses PC based certificates thus you can't connect from anywhere else on the net, also they arn't even BSI backed!!! Useless. I will be sticking with Smile.. If only I could get a trained member of Barclays Bank to close my...

kitt 13.11.2000 · Read review
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